Shop Assistants, The Woodentops and The Stars of Heaven (!)

Week 11: Jack Cardiff: Legend of the Lost (1957). It looked great. Cardiff can shoot a desert scene. A fun adventure film, on the whole, but I wasn't sure about the comedy elements at times.

You've reminded me that I was in Glasgow the last time they qualified in 1997. The Scotland game was in the afternoon and England's last game was in the evening. I thought that it would be a perfect time to watch it in the Students' Union bar... 😬

Yeah, it was. Some of those set-pieces are astonishing. Although it was pretty grainy, so not sure if there is a restored version? Unfortunately, I had seen Wages of Fear about a year ago, so I couldn't help comparing!

Ah, wondered if it had been touring! It was on my watchlist for years, so great to get the chance.

Was this at the cinema? They showed it at my local recently, so I got to see it for the first time on the big screen.

Ah, amazing! My daughter has been writing about him for her university course, so I've been hearing a lot about him. Love Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog, but need to see more.

That's interesting. Seemed to remember the attitudes being quite outmoded even at the time. Although I was 13 so wouldn't have known much! Or might be misremembering.

Yes, just been listening to it!

Would have been 14 at the time for AA, but definitely! Don't think we'd have got in on our own, so definite props...

Maybe needs another look! It was a long time ago.

Not sure why it's getting the restoration treatment, though. I haven't seen it since, but think it was a bit shit?

Week 10: Fringe cinema: Melody on Earth (2018). This was a nice surprise. Ultra low budget, but it looked pretty good. The deadpan style worked well, I found it very funny. Watched on Prime.

Week 9: A24 Horror: The Monster (2016). I liked the slow build and the difficult mother/daughter relationship. Less keen on the use of flashbacks. And the anticipation of the monster is always better than the reality.